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Microsoft Project

Read 76 Microsoft Project reviews
9,932 views|3,838 comparisons
91% willing to recommend
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Visual Planning

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project and Visual Planning based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Improves visibility, offers good integration, and is robust
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  • "I am not involved with this."
  • "I do not have personal experience with pricing or licensing of this product."
  • "You do not have to invest much in terms of configuring this solution to suit your needs."
  • "It gets expensive when having to add all of the plugins and everything that you need."
  • "It probably was $30 per license on a monthly basis. There is no additional fee."
  • "I do not remember the exact cost we paid but usually, they charge per user per month."
  • "Its price could be reduced a little."
  • "It was a three-year license deal that was reconciled on a quarterly basis. It is a reasonably priced product, and I consider that we got good value for money."

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    Has anyone moved from Microsoft Project to Smartsheet? How has your exper...
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    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Microsoft Project is status reporting.
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    Top Answer:Microsoft Project is an expensive solution.
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    Ranking
    2nd
    out of 101 in Project Management Software
    Views
    9,932
    Comparisons
    3,838
    Reviews
    45
    Average Words per Review
    403
    Rating
    7.9
    32nd
    out of 101 in Project Management Software
    Views
    244
    Comparisons
    201
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
    0
    Rating
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    Project Pro, MS Project
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    Overview

    Microsoft Project helps you get started quickly and execute projects with ease. Built-in templates and familiar scheduling tools help project managers and teams stay productive.

    Visual Planning is a powerful planning & scheduling software used to manage all types of resources. Our unique flexibility allows you to track projects, jobs, tasks, customers, work orders, employees, equipment and more in a single tool, so you can focus on what truly matters. Centralizing data helps teams become more efficient. Users can work in collaboration from anywhere and access on mobile devices. Send e-mails and SMS alerts to team members, and connect schedules with personal calendars.

    Sample Customers
    Aston Martin, ABANCA, Airbus Group, Capita, Cardiff University, City of Saskatoon, Intel, Pegasus Airlines, South Australia Power Network (SAPN), Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing
    EDF, Alcatel-Lucent, BNP Paribas, Sanofi Aventis, United Nations, Bouygues Construction, Areve, Safran, Total, Renault, Ernst Young, Siemens, Alstom, Roche, Zodiac, Aerospace, BP, Carrefour, Greif
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization58%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Government4%
    Manufacturing Company4%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise62%
    Large Enterprise28%
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    Microsoft Project is ranked 2nd in Project Management Software with 76 reviews while Visual Planning is ranked 32nd in Project Management Software. Microsoft Project is rated 8.0, while Visual Planning is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project writes "A stable solution that very accurately runs projects". On the other hand, Microsoft Project is most compared with Asana, Jira, Microsoft Project Server, Smartsheet and monday.com, whereas Visual Planning is most compared with Atlantic Global PPM.

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